Specific Heat of an Element

Specific heat of an element is a measure of how much heat energy is required to raise the temperature of a certain amount of the substance by a certain amount.  It's important to note that the specific heat of an element can vary with temperature, pressure, and other factors.  In tables and references, you may find specific heat values reported at standard conditions (typically 25°C and 1 atmosphere of pressure).

Specific heat is used in understanding the thermal properties of materials and is used in various scientific and engineering applications, including in the design of heating and cooling systems.

 

Specific Heat of an Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Specific Heat  \(J \;/\; kgK\)
Actinium	Ac	120
Aluminum	Al	904
Americium	Am	N/A
Antimony	Sb	207
Argon	Ar	520.33
Arsenic	As	328
Astatine	At	N/A
Barium	Ba	205
Berkelium	Bk	N/A
Beryllium	Be	1820
Bismuth	Bi	122
Bohrium	Bh	N/A
Boron	B	1030
Bromine	Br	947.3
Cadmium	Cd	230
Caesium	Cs	N/A
Calcium	Ca	631
Californium	Cf	N/A
Carbon	C	710
Cerium	Ce	192
Chlorine	Cl	478.2
Chromium	Cr	448
Cobalt	Co	421
Copper	Cu	384.4
Curium	Cm	N/A
Darmstadtium	Ds	N/A
Dubnium	Db	N/A
Dysprosium	Dy	167
Einsteinium	Es	N/A
Erbium	Er	168
Europium	Eu	182
Fermium	Fm	N/A
Fluorine	F	824
Francium	Fr	N/A
Gadolinium	Gd	240
Gallium	Ga	371
Germanium	Ge	321.4
Gold	Au	129.1
Hafnium	Hf	144
Hassium	Hs	N/A
Helium	He	5193.1
Holmium	Ho	165
Hydrogen	H	14300
Indium	In	233
Iodine	I	429
Iridium	Ir	131
Iron	Fe	449
Krypton	Kr	248.06
Lanthanum	La	195
Lawrencium	Lr	N/A
Lead	Pb	127
Lithium	Li	3570
Lutetium	Lu	154
Magnesium	Mg	1021
Manganese	Mn	479
Meitnerium	Mt	N/A
Mendelevium	Md	N/A
Mercury	Hg	139.5
Molybdenum	Mo	251
Neodymium	Nd	190
Neon	Ne	1030
Neptunium	Np	N/A
Nickel	Ni	445
Niobium	Nb	265
Nitrogen	N	1040
Nobelium	No	N/A
Osmium	Os	130
Oxygen	O	919
Palladium	Pd	240
Phosphorus	P	769.7
Platinum	Pt	133
Plutonium	Pu	N/A
Polonium	Po	N/A
Potassium	K	757
Praseodymium	Pr	193
Promethium	Pm	N/A
Protactinium	Pa	99.1
Radium	Ra	92
Radon	Rn	93.65
Rhenium	Re	137
Rhodium	Rh	240
Roentgenium	Rg	N/A
Rubidium	Rb	364
Ruthenium	Ru	238
Rutherfordium	Rf	N/A
Samarium	Sm	196
Scandium	Sc	567
Seaborgium	Sg	N/A
Selenium	Se	321.2
Silicon	Si	710
Silver	Ag	235
Sodium	Na	1230
Strontium	Sr	300
Sulfur	S	705
Tantalum	Ta	140
Technetium	Tc	63
Tellurium	Te	201
Terbium	Tb	182
Thallium	Tl	129
Thorium	Th	118
Thulium	Tm	160
Tin	Sn	217
Titanium	Ti	520
Tungsten	W	132
Ununbium	Uub	N/A
Ununhexium	Uuh	N/A
Ununoctium	Uuo	N/A
Ununpentium	Uup	N/A
Ununquadium	Uuq	N/A
Ununseptium	Uus	N/A
Ununtrium	Uut	N/A
Uranium	U	116
Vanadium	V	489
Xenon	Xe	158.32
Ytterbium	Yb	154
Yttrium	Y	298
Zinc	Zn	388
Zirconium	Zr	278
Element Name	Element Symbol	Specific Heat  $J \;/\; kgK$